@AngieBelle wrote:
But why would Prince Eric and his kingdom be in Neverland?
Ah, you’re asking the wrong person that question, because I’d be fine with them mashing Prince Eric up with Killian Jones, who is clearly in NL. 😉
Prince Eric has no significant history or unique characterisation, he’s basically just there to give Ariel someone to fall in love with. Hook is an established character who they will want to flesh out a history for. Connecting Ariel to Hook makes her significant to an already established main character, which in turn makes her more significant in the grand scheme of the overall story. If her prince is someone else totally new, then they’re both sideline characters who are somewhat disconnected from the core storyline, and we get another Aurora/Phillip type situation where fans are sort of “meh” about them both. I’d prefer to see Ariel have some real significance, instead of having a forgettable, sideline role with some random prince.